so those are the 15x10's you got from Brent in AZ.No wonder you wanted pics of the rim sticking past with 3.5 back spacing.Wow with the tire they stick out pretty far.Wish you measured from the outside of the tire to the inside of the quarter lip,tuat would tell me how much I need to narrow the rear.I knew I wouldn't have to worry about the frame rails.I believw Gary is running or had 15x10 w/4.5 backspacing & said they clear & no rubbing.not sure on tire size but it's in this thread.I want that deepdish look so i'm gonna narrow the rear so they fit inside.Thanks for the photos that helps.Your gonna have a hard time finding 15x10 slots with 4.5 backspacing.Most did the airshocks & tires sticking out in the 70's.If you don't use those 15x10 3.5 bs slots,do you want to sell them?I tried to get them but Brent had already told you could buy them.

Yes, they are the rims I got from Brent in AZ.

I am not going to use them, will definately sell them to you. PM Me, I will look through my PM's find out what I paid total with shipping and that is what I'll sell them for plus shipping.

I saw the post that someone had 15x10 with the deeper backspace and 295/50/15 as well... REALLY WANT TO SEE THOSE PICS!!!

I am going to order a cheap set of steel wheels just to use for fit and measurements during the restoration/build.

Only thing is, you are going to have to run a 5x5 lincoln bolt pattern. Easy enough to change up front, but rear axle, you are going to need to get axles or redrill your bolt pattern. Oh, did I mention, you will need a 5/8" wheel stud and 1" lug nuts?

Came across some pics of my old Starsky LE. I had 15 x 10 ET IV slots with LR60-15 Eagle GT's on the rear with 14 x 6 ET IV's with the OEM BF Goodrich HR78-14's on the front. Kept the air shocks about 90% filled because the wheel lip would touch just enough to cut into the sidewalls. Had I known how at the time, I would have rolled the wheel lips and all would have been fine. Not sure what the back spacing was but they were nice and deep! Here are a few pics.....

Off hand, not 100%. The rims are classed as a 15 x 9.5" rim; I have never checked the offset on the wheels to confirm.

On my GTS...depending on how much tires will end up costing, I may actually put OEM front brakes back on my car and pull the crown vic brakes because I desperately just want to really run a 295/50r15 up front.

I need to debate things. No happy medium here man...LOL

I thankfully have my 1976 Spindles and the 1976 9" that I may just take and redrill the axles and new rotors for a 5x5 bolt pattern with 5/8" wheel studs.

I already have the correct brakes for it, and the wheels.

I will however need to replace my front springs either way because the fronts are too short and I don't want the tires rubbing on the front lips.

Don't know yet.

I have one last option I need to look at before I give up on 295 series tires.

Nope, rim I picked was a 17x9, 5" backspacing {according to cragar's tech guy I emailed, the wheel is technically a 10" wide rim, lip to lip, which will have a zero offset. Will see when I get the wheels for the GTS, I will document for you guys.

I only went to this combo after deciding against a 295/50R16 BFG because I could not get a slightly narrower front tire.

I love those aero NASCAR wheels. I was looking at them online and i was wondering,are the NASCAR 15x9.5s the same design as the 58 series? Would it look weird if I put the NASCARs on the back and 15x8s on the front? thanks, Lou

They type 59 Nascar wheels are only available in a 5x5 bolt pattern, like what the Lincoln and full size Ford/ Mercury use. Thing is, depending on how your state is on local inspections on older cars, you would be better off going to someone like Bassett. Otherwise, another source for wheels is to seriously check around at local race shops that do IMCA or modified racing.

There is a race shop here in Omaha that one of my cousins use to co-own that he got out of, that they have a ton of 15" steel wheels in a 15x8 for pretty cheap new.

You can also pick up cragar steel D window wheels that are DOT legal pretty reasonable, I got my set at Summit racing.

pretty much, but any of our cars look alot better with a wide wire to fill up the wheel well.

On the rims, the easiest is a 15x8 in front, 15x10 in back.

A 15x10 can be run on all 4 corners, but I have never personally verifed yet with the 15x10's I have being street driven.

On a street car, one thing I wanted to bring up is the fact a car with steamroler tires loks great, but wider tires have the annoying tendancy to grab ruts and wander a bit.

I drove my '84 F150 for 5 years with 295/50/15's 3/4 of the year, and I will tell you, ruts and heavy water, even with an all sean BFG radial TA would make things interedting at times.

It's been a very long time since I've driven with a 295/50r15 on the front of a Torino, not since I had my parent's 1976 Elite, have I run a 15x8 with a 295/50r15, when I was in high school in the early-mid 90's.

With that said though, a 295 will fit up front.

if the weather is decent enough, I will try to get a 295 mounted onto one of the chrome wheels and fit it on the '73 GTS front and then I will toss on the back of my '72 GTS.

Well I know the 15x10 rims I have will not do the trick without a little mod.

They rubbed the front AD rear of the front quarter. I think a deeper set(more backspace would let them clear without issue. I just need to make sure the offsets are the same so the front doesn't stick out further than the rear.

So I just might take the rims after all!

I got the 245/60/14's cleaned up and ready to mount just for moving and size comparison.

I have 255/60/15s on the front of my truck with 295/50/15 on the back... they look good in combo... MIGHT be a good fit all around.

I figured now that I have installed my original steel wheels and new tires I'd post a few pictures. I took it back to original, although I did fudge a little bit because I couldn't justify spending over $200 per tire (Coker Tire) for a weekend toy. I went with P215 75 14 white walls all the way around and a spare. The steel wheels were cleaned up, sanded down, and POR-15 painted. I figure if I ever do any cross country trips I'll have to upgrade to either a 15 inch or bigger wheel.

Here is a pic:

EDIT: Due to original link posted is no longer good

Edited by gpd294 - 19-December-2014 at 4:20AM

Carlos....1975 Gran Torino Squire Station Wagon restored to look like a 1973 Torino Station

Wagon my Dad bought new from McAnary Ford on June 6, 1973 in Gary,Indiana

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